NFL season opener ratings down 11% for Pats-Seahawks; Australia game draws 18.5M
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The NFL's decision to move its first game of the regular season up a day to Wednesday did not seem to pay off in terms of television ratings.
Wednesday's Week 1 Super Bowl rematch between the defending-champion Seattle Seahawks and visiting New England Patriots drew 25.1 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.
The television ratings were down 11% from last year's
